Bach in Arts
Bach Statues, Monuments, Memorials & Plaques

Art-1972

Type:

Bach Sand Sculpure

Title:

German Music (Bach and Baroque music)

Location:

Tottori Sand Dunes The Sand Museum 2083-17 Yuyama, Fukube-cho, Tottori City, Tottori, 689-0105, JAPAN

Description:

Nature created the "Tottori Sand Dunes," a formative beauty created over the years.
They want to create an unprecedented creative man-made beauty here and to excite and impress people who visit this site.
This desire came to life as the "Sand Museum" which opened at the Tottori Sand Dunes on November 18, 2006.
The museum is Japan's only open-air museum exhibiting sculptures made of "sand." Katsuhiko Chaen, who is now active domestically and abroad as a sand sculptor and producer, is attracting attention as one of "100 Japanese individuals the world respects," is the executive producer of the museum. The highest level of sand sculptures in the world are exhibited every year, inviting sandsculptors from around the world.
Sand sculptures eventually collapse as the material is sand. The transience is the attraction and beauty of sand sculpture.

The 8th Exhibition: April 18, 2015-March 1, 2016:
German Music (Bach and Baroque music):
J.S. Bach was a composer of the 18th century. Being regarded as the greatest musician of the Baroque era, he is also called the “Father of music” since he created the foundation of western music. Baroque music indicates the music style from the 17th to 18th century in the history of music, and is characteristic of containing more pathetic and dramatic expressions than the previous Renaissance era. Although the following Classical and Romantic era gave rise to many great musicians that colored the face of German history, most of them are considered to be influenced by Bach. This year is the 330 anniversary of Bach’s birth, and he still fascinates masses of people.

Measures:

Medium: Sand

Creator:

Sculptor: Jill Harris (Florida, USA)
Photographer: Mr. Yasuki Takashi (Osaka, Japan)
Presented: April 18, 2015-March 1, 2016

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About the Artist:

Jill Harris:
1983: Graduated University of Central Florida
1996: Founded Sandsational Sand Sculpting
2011 / 2012 / 2014: Director of “Art of Sand” festival in Florida, USA
2010/ 2012 / ’2013 / 2014/ ’2015: Featured Sculptor for the Tottori City Sand Museum

Comments:

Photo 01: from Tottori Sand Dunes The Sand Museum Website
Photo 02-04 by Koet and Jill Harris (April 13, 2015) from Sandsational Sand Sculpting on Facebook
Phooto 05: from JAPANSHOP2u (October 27, 2015) on Facebook

Source/Links:

Tottori Sand Dunes The Sand Museum: German Music (Bach and Baroque music):
Sandsational Sand Sculpting on Facebook
Sandsational Sand Sculpting (Official Website)
Jill Harris on Facebook

Contributors: Aryeh Oron (October 2016); Cheblakova Irina, Director - Northeast Asian Economic Exchange Center Tottori: http://www.tiedec.jp/ (October 2016)